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419er Lost in Space
rjp writes "The Register has what is probably the best 419 scam attempt ever! 419er's in space, if only! As always, check out 419 eater for more 419 goodness."
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its the ISS thats the giant 419 scam..
"You lied to me! There is a Swansea!"
Reminds me of a time when someone sent me spam trying to sell me a warp core.
I wish I still had it in my archives.
Urgo: "I want to live. I want to experience the universe and I want to eat pie!"
Jack: "Who doesn't??"
Robot: Danger Will Robinson! If you fall for this, your cranial capacity is minuscule! Danger!
Dr. Smith: Shush, you blithering imbecile! Nobody could POSSIBLY fall for something so obviously fake!
"If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living."
- Seneca
At this point, I have no sympathy for people who fall for this. Someone must have been smoking some really good stuff to come up with something this stupid.
Waidaminit! There never was a Soyuz T-16Z flight! The whole thing is bogus!!!
Wow !!! Thanks a lot for posting this . I am ready to volunteer. Finally ..... I will get the millions I deserve.
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Any one knows a Ferrari dealer around here ??? I just spent 100 bucks on a new optomagnetic mouse which cures AIDS and cancer (After all I will be getting millions soon)
Thanks again
Hey questions like that should be submitted to ask slashdot!!!
--- Justin Dearing http://www.justaprogrammer.net/ We're just programmers.
The Russian astronaut that's going to be stuck on the space station because of the Register's unfounded skepticism is going to be pissed.
If we send the money with the moon crash project, the astronaut might be able to pick them up when it passes by.
Apple built a platform for their ideas, Google built one for everyone's.
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not all Nigerian astronauts stuck on Soyuz are scammers you know.
(That's from "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress", and yes, that's Luna City as in the Moon colony...)
Bill Stewart
New Fast-Compression-only CPR http://preview.tinyurl.com/dy575ks
Oddly, a whois on nasrda.gov.ng returns nothing. I tried to go there, but I think we've slashdotted the Nigerian government :)
20 minutes into the future
On another optimistic note, his grasp of the Klingon language is quite vast.
Harpo Tunnel Syndrome--my wrist feels funny.
why the russian crew took the return cargo rather than the nigerian astronaut.
It's in common usage on parts of the net, and has been mentioned several times before on /. In fact, the origin is stated in the "what is 419?" link right at the top of one of the articles!! Anyone would think you'd been stuck on a secret Soviet military space station for 14 years or something.
... because it is not written in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS!!!!
Dear Sir,
ASSISTANCE REQUIRED FOR ACQUISITION OF ESTATE
I write to inform you of my desire to acquire estates
or landed properties in your country on behalf of the
Director of Contracts and Finance Allocations of the
Federal Ministry of Works and Housing in Nigeria.
Considering his very strategic and influential
position, he would want the transaction to be as
strictly confidential as possible. He further wants
his identity to remain undisclosed at least for now,
until the completion of the transaction. Hence our
desire to have an overseas agent.
I have therefore been directed to inquire if you would
agree to act as our overseas agent in order to
actualize this transaction.
The deal, in brief, is that the funds with which we
intend to carry out our proposed investments in your
country is presently in a coded account at the
Nigerian Apex Bank (i.e. the Central Bank of Nigeria)
and we need your assistance to transfer the funds to
your country in a convenient bank account that will be
provided by you before we can put the funds into use in
your country. For this, you shall be
considered to have executed a contract for the Federal
Ministry of Works and Housing in Nigeria for which
payment should be effected to you by the Ministry, The
contract sum of which shall run into US$26.4 Million,
of which your share shall be 30% if you agree to be
our overseas agent.
As soon as payment is effected, and the amount
mentioned above is successfully transferred into your
account, we intend to use our own share in acquiring
some estates abroad. For this too you shall also serve
as our agent.
In the light of this, I would like you to forward to
me the following information:
1. Your company name and address if any
2. Your personal fax number
3. Your personal telephone number for easy
communication.
You are requested to communicate your acceptance of
this proposal through my above stated email address
after which we shall discuss in details the modalities
for seeing this transaction through.
Your quick response will be highly appreciated. Thank
you in anticipation of your cooperation.
Yours faithfully,
BIBI LUCKY.
no in all upper-case letters? Must be bogus!
20% of $15M is $3M which is what they're asking for so you'd only make money on the intrest between receiving the money and giving it back. Looks like a scam to me. I'd avoid it.
/sarcasm
But have you noticed that the proverb never tells you how the fool gets the money in the first place?
Exigo spamos et dona ferentes
I doubt anbody will fall for this one, they forgot to use the caps lock key!
Work sucked, until it became unemployment, when it became slightly more tolerable. -Tet
Looks like someone sent them the money, because they are going to bring Mike home.... FAQ
--WooooHoooo--
Lets just say it happens in prison a lot
Remember, it's only three days to 4/20. Time for some 420 goodness.
... is the thought that the Russian space agency even has $15M to spend on "back pay".
The Mongrel Dogs Who Teach
Is if instead of Nigerian Astronaut, Air Force Major Abacha Tunde, being the one stuck in space, it was Darl McBride.
Transporter
I'm going to be wearing a hockey mask when I go off on everyone...
For that, you have to buy the book, "Rich Fool, Poor Fool" for $14.95, the audio program "How to Be A Fool for No Money Down!" for $750, the video program "The Fool Next Door" for $895 and attend a 7-day training course in Chicago for $3000.
Ryosen
One man's "Troll, +1" is another man's "Insightful, +1".
Message No. 419 by MC Frontalot
Please help! I am returned Nigerian astronaugt with having many health problems...
One line blog. I hear that they're called Twitters now.